Assets

When you create a new asset in the Backlot REST API, the asset_type
property in the request body can specify any of the following values.

video

ad: An ad is simply a video, marked as an ad in the Backlot UI.

audio

remote_asset

youtube: A video destined for YouTube

live_stream

live_audio

channel

channel_set

After an asset is created with [POST] /v2/assets (as described in ), in general you can update it in a
variety of ways with [PATCH] /v2/assets or change its associations with [PUT] /v2/assets. See Routes and Attributes Common to All Asset Types.

Video and Audio Assets
When you upload a video to Ooyala, Ooyala automatically transcodes it using the settings specified for your account and makes the videos available for playback through your player.

Remote Assets
A remote asset is a piece of content that is hosted outside of Backlot. Instead of uploading, transcoding, and storing the content in Backlot, you simply upload its URL and other descriptive information so that Backlot can find the content when needed.

Live Streams
Live streaming is the delivery of video content in real time.

YouTube Assets
A YouTube asset is a video hosted by YouTube and played through the Ooyala player.